Key: A
Introduction:
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verse 1
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Deep in De - cember, the year has grown old,
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The days have grown dark, and the nights have turned cold,
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And the hurts that we harbour, the debts that we owe,
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Are sleeping down under a blanket of snow!
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verse 2
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It covers the grasses, the bench in the park,
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The scars in the earth where man's made his mark,
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And high in the sky there's an unearthly glow,
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Like a miracle sent to de - light us be - low!
verse 3
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And all our cares seem imma - terial,
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Be - neath a light so e - thereal,
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As if all our wrongs could be made right,
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verse 4
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We wound, and we're wounded, by the tiniest acts,
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We run from our ghosts, and we cover our tracks,
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And we try to make up for mis - takes that we've made,
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With presents, and parties, and Christmas pa - rades!
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Verse 5
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But I'm tired of the running, I?m taking my leave,
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And the fire's burning low, on this cold Christmas Eve,
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All that I have is this evening to spend,
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And all that I want is to hold you a - gain!
Verse 6
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To linger a while ...in the mystery,
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To know the gift that has been given me,
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Just to lie be - side you, this Christmas--- night,
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Coda